Coleridge Way
A 50-mile long-distance walk in the southwest of England featuring the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Exmoor National Park. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: ST 191 398
Distance: 50 miles (80 km)
Time: 24–34 hours
Duration: 3–5 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL9 Exmoor, Barnstaple, Lynton, Minehead and Dulverton
140 Quantock Hills and Bridgwater
Summary
The Coleridge Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath that starts in the Quantock Hills, passing through the villages of Holford, West Quantoxhead, and Bicknoller before moving onto the Brendon Hills within Exmoor National Park. Traversing the villages of Monksilver, Roadwater, and Luxborough, it crosses Lype Hill to Wheddon Cross. The route then crosses an area of moorland at Dunkery Hill to the woodland village of Horner and moves toward the coast at Porlock on the Bristol Channel. From here, the route climbs through Worthy Woods before descending into the Doone Valley, passing Oare, Malmsmead, Brendon, and Watersmeet, before finishing by the Pavilion National Park Centre in Lynmouth, where it intersects with the South West Coast Path. Landscapes along the way include heathland, moorland, deciduous and coniferous woodland, farmland, and deeply wooded valleys. (Source: Wikipedia)